Rajiv Shah, the head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, urged lawmakers on Wednesday not to slash the agency’s budget. He described reforms that he said would increase USAID’s efficiency, engage private enterprise and harness new technologies. Shah said: Delivering foreign assistance through these innovative approaches will lead to dramatic, meaningful gains in human [...]
Cuba money is a tiny fraction of $3.5 trillion budget
The U.S. State Department plans to spend $20 million on pro-democracy programs in Cuba in 2012. The federal government’s proposed budget for fiscal 2012 is $3.547 trillion. So out of every $1 million in spending, $5.60 would go towards Cuba. The Cuba programs make up just .00056 percent of the federal budget, and .04255 percent [...]